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Imperfect Tense

Imperfect Tense

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World Languages

9th - 12th Grade

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Mrs. S. Kotch

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El imperfecto

The ongoing past

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The Imperfect Tense

The imperfect tense is best expressed as "used to" or was/were doing something in English. It has some other uses in Spanish as well.

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Multiple Select

check the imperfect endings

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-aba

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-íais

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-amos

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-ían

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Regular Imperfect

The endings are added to the stem of the verb like present and preterit tense.

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Hablar- used to speak/was speaking

  • hablaba

  • hablabas

  • hablaba

  • hablábamos

  • hablabais

  • hablaban

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Multiple Choice

How do you say "Juan used to speak."?

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Juan está hablando.

2

Juan hablaba.

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Juan habló

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Juan usado hablar.

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Comer- used to eat/was eating

  • comía

  • comías

  • comía

  • comíamos

  • comíais

  • comían

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Multiple Choice

How do you say "María was eating."?

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María comió.

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María comaba.

3

María comía.

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Maria come.

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Imperfect Irregulars

There are only 3 irregular verbs in the imperfect tense:


Ser, Ir and Ver

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Multiple Select

Check all of the verbs that are irregular in the imperfect tense.

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ser

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estar

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tener

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ver

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Ir

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Ser- used to be/ was being

  • era

  • eras

  • era

  • éramos

  • erais

  • eran

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Multiple Choice

How do you say I used to be blond."?

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Yo soy rubia.

2

Yo fui rubia.

3

Yo estaba rubia.

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Yo era rubia.

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Ir-used to go/was going

  • iba

  • ibas

  • iba

  • íbamos

  • ibais

  • iban

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Multiple Choice

How do you say "We were going to school."?

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Nosotros éramos ir a la escuela.

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Nosotros íbamos a la escuela.

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Nosotros vamos a la escuela.

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Nosotros fuimos a la escuela.

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Ver- used to see/ was seeing

  • veía

  • veías

  • veía

  • veíamos

  • veíais

  • veían

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Multiple Choice

How do you say "They used to see the movies."?

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Ellos veían las películas.

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Ellos ven las películas.

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Ellos vieron las películas.

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Ellos usado ver las películas.

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Multiple Select

Check all that apply: How do you say "Sara vivía en Búfalo" in English?

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Sara lives in Buffalo.

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Sara used to live in Buffalo.

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Sara will live in Buffalo.

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Sara was living in Buffalo.

El imperfecto

The ongoing past

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